Crime Facts

58 killed in attacks in eastern DR Congo’s Ituri province

Fifty-eight people have been killed in attacks in a restive province of eastern DR Congo, local officials said on Thursday, blaming a notorious militia. Large numbers of the population have fled following the attacks in Irumu, a territory in the province of Ituri, provincial interior minister Adjio Gidi told AFP. He blamed the Allied Democratic […]

Flood kills 65, displaces 330,000 in Niger

Three months of pounding rain in Niger have left 65 people dead and affected nearly 330, 000, while several areas of the capital Niamey remain under water , the government said. The ministry of humanitarian action and disaster management told AFP on Tuesday that as of September 7, 51 people had died when their home […]

Military coup: Sudanese court begins trial of al-Bashir

A Sudan court on Tuesday began the trial of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir for leading a military coup that brought him to power 31 years ago. Al-Bashir and 26 other defendants gave brief introductory statements at the Supreme Court in the capital, Khartoum. A judge then rejected the defence’s appeal for a postponement, filed on […]

Again Jonathan briefs Buhari on Mali crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday at State House, Abuja, that the priority in Republic of Mali now should be securing the country, which is largely occupied by terrorists. The President spoke as he received briefings from ECOWAS Special Envoy to the West African country, former President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting came ahead of an extraordinary […]

Ghana harassment: Nigerian Traders protest in Abuja

Nigerian traders operating in Ghana , on Wednesday, visited the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Abuja to protest the locking up of their shops in Ghana . The protesters , who carried placards with various inscriptions of their grievances, held the protest peacefully under the watch of policemen. Leader of the group , Nze Ugo – […]

Insecurity: Nigeria’s North risks being red zone

.By Muhammed Dahiru Lawal AREWA AGENDA – Ravaged by Boko Haram Insurgency for over a decade and a rising case of banditary, kidnappings and wanton attacks across its geographic spread, Nigeria’s North risks the possibility of being a ‘red zone’. With the raging COVID-19 pandemic, many had thought attacks will temporarily cease, but it turns […]